| Blog URL: | http://www.linguist-in-waiting.com |
| Blog Tags: | graduate school, linguistics, travel, experiments, dissertation, PhD |
| Country: | United States |
| State/Province: | New York |
| Location: | Buffalo |
This blog is about the daily activities of a 28-year-old Ph.D. candidate, who daydreams of seeing the world, while ranting about people around him, as he attempts to get the elusive three-letters after his name. | |
on Apr 12, 2021 in: personal
Rules sometimes rapidly change when it comes to what one can and cannot do in the times of a pandemic. Here in Berlin, for about a week now, there has been the rule that in order to go to certain places, say, the furniture store, or a hairdresser, on...
on Apr 10, 2021
Back in November, I had a week where I was on holiday, yet because of the pandemic's second wave, it was difficult to go somewhere. I needed to use my vacation days, so I eventually just stayed in Berlin, yet I took long walks and tackled further...
on Apr 8, 2021 in: personal
So, there's light at the end of the tunnel. The EU's vaccination program is rather slow, but in any case, my invitation for a vaccine has arrived. I got a letter in my mailbox back in late March, and it allowed me to make an appointment for e...
on Apr 6, 2021
Trail 7 of Berlin's 20 Green Trails takes me to far-flung eastern areas of the city, yet again. This time, it is a trail that goes from Prenzlauer Berg, all the way to Hönow via Weissensee, Alt-Hohenschönhausen, Marzahn, and Hellersdorf. These...
on Apr 4, 2021
A few weeks ago, I read André Aciman's Call Me By Your Name. It was a very memorable book, and it left quite an impression on me. So when I realised that there was a sequel, I decided to pick it up. Normally, I would simply put a title on my rat...
The 20 Green Trails of Berlin allow me to discover far-flung areas of the city. The 6th trail for example, takes me to Wartenberg, deep in the eastern sections of Berlin.More...
When you cannot travel, then you read a travel book. So yes, I definitely enjoyed this one, as reading this allowed me to vicariously travel to places, which are otherwise impossible given the current situation. This time, I was reading a book about...
